Another happy Saturday night for ABC1, with New Tricks (2nd – 1,227,000), ABC News (4th – 1,016,000), Gardening Australia (5th – 686,000) and The Body Farm (7th – 629,000) all coming up trumps in their timeslots. Weekend Sunrise (19th – 323,000) continues to lead Weekend Today (20th – 298,000), with both weekend shows rating about the equivalent of their weekday partners.
Timeslot winners (nationally):
6:00pm: Seven News – Ch7
6:30pm: Gardening Australia/ABC News – ABC1
7:30pm: New Tricks – ABC1
8:30pm: The Body Farm – ABC1
9:30pm: Seven’s AFL: Saturday Night Football (3rd hour) – Ch7
Channel 7 won the night (25.5%), followed by ABC1 (17.7%), Channel 9 (13.8%), Channel 10 (9.6%).